Alison Harvey

Allison Harvey, PhD, CBSM, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, Director of The Golden Bear Sleep and Mood Research Clinic and Clinical Psychologist (License #PSY 22682) at the University of California, Berkeley. Her clinical training and Ph.D. were completed in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Harvey then moved to the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry then a faculty member in the Department of Experimental Psychology. She was also a Fellow of St. Anne's College. In 2004 she moved to UC Berkeley.

Dr. Harvey's research includes numerous experimental and intervention studies focused on understanding and treating sleep problems, severe mental illness, treatment development and optimizing behavior change. She has over 250 peer reviewed papers and chapters. Dr. Harvey's research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute for Drug Abuse and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Harvey is a recipient of numerous awards including from the American Association for Behavior Therapy, the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and NARSAD. Dr. Harvey has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Orebro, Sweden and is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.